National Westminster Bank
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK, 50, SOUTH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1219937
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-1975
- List Entry Name:
- National Westminster Bank
- Statutory Address:
- NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK, 50, SOUTH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1219937
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-1975
- List Entry Name:
- National Westminster Bank
- Statutory Address 1:
- NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK, 50, SOUTH STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK, 50, SOUTH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Dorchester
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 69238 90606
Details
SOUTH STREET 1. 5191 (West Side) No 50 (National Westminster Bank) SY 6990 7/295 II GV 2. 1901. Architect: Sir George Oatley. Ashlar Bath stone. 3 storeys and attics. Deep entablature with dentilled cornice above ground floor, taking giant order of 4 attached Ionic columns with entasis, which in turn takes eaves entablature with dentilled cornice and balustrade masking roof. 6 ranges of sashes, those on ground floor round-arched. Ground floor. 3 left hand bays flanked by polygonal buttresses with elaborate scrolls on top, between which is a segmental relieving arch (with cartouche attached to its apex). Next 2 windows have blocked architrave surrounds. Right hand bay has 10-panelled double doors with segmental fanlight, in deep moulded reveals (also with applied cartouche), flanked by polygonal buttresses which take huge ornamental consoles supporting moulded and dentilled stone hood, flat but breaking upwards in segmental curve. Above hood, buttresses terminate in elaborate scrolls like 2 left hand bays, while ground floor entablature breaks forward. 1st floor. 2 left hand bays break forward of the giant order, on this and 2nd floor. 2nd bay breaks forward again slightly in advance of 1st and 3rd bays. On this floor the window is round-arched and has moulded strings at impost level. Above this are 2 elaborate consoles taking moulded stone hood, flat but breakingupwards in a segmental curve. Windowsof 1st and 2nd bays have unusual shouldered architraves and 3 plain horizontal bands. Remaining 3 bays have windows with shouldered architraves and broken triangular pediments. 2nd floor. 3 plain horizontal bands run across whole front. All windows havemoulded sills, moulded architraves and keystones. 2nd window from left hand is tripartite with completely plain stone mullions. Attic. Dormer above 2nd bay from left hand has flat moulded stone cornice and 3 sashes separated by plain stone mullions. 3 wooden dormers above 3 right hand bays have sashes and alternate triangular and segmental pediments. Nos 49, 50 and 5OA form a group.
Listing NGR: SY6923890606
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 393801
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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